Sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus), also known as the thickskin shark. Image by wrangel via Depositphotos Sandbar sharks, Carcharhinus plumbeus, are known for their extremely high dorsal fin and ...

Dusky Shark. Image by Jen Fitschen from AATG. Dusky sharks, Carcharhinus obscurus, are large sharks born at 4 feet in size and growing to around 13 feet in length. These are some of the slowest ...

Females and males of this species travel in separate groups when migrating to cooler waters. Sandbar sharks are gray-brown in color with relatively large dorsal fins and long pectoral fins.

We are making additions to: Van der Laan, R., W. N. Eschmeyer & R. Fricke 2014 (11 Nov.), Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa Monograph 3882 (1), 1-230. DOI 10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 Download ...